Verde Valley Sports

Chavez seeks volleyball vengeance on mom

Verde Valley SportsSeptember 20, 2016

The Verde Valley’s youngest head volleyball coach has a second chance Wednesday, Sept. 21, to live a girl’s secret dream: Defeat mom. ...

No lipstick put on pigskin openers

Verde Valley SportsSeptember 7, 2016

It is difficult to describe the disappointment Verde Valley high school football fans must have felt in their three teams after opening night Aug. 26....

Warriors’ second-half rally wins title in OT

Verde Valley SportsAugust 30, 2016

With nine minutes to play Aug. 24, the Warriors, down 11 points to third-seed Cottonwood Auto Sales, faced the biggest deficit of the Yavapai-Apache...

8 youth football teams start hitting for fall

Verde Valley SportsAugust 16, 2016

Cottonwood football needs teenagers. While the two Coyotes teams in Camp Verde Youth Football have been able to divvy up nearly 50...

Cowboys blow up and grow up fast

Verde Valley SportsAugust 16, 2016

Just when the football program looked done at Camp Verde Middle School, 25 players and new head coach Brian Parker stepped in to give...

Experienced Lobos seek to hit legacy

Verde Valley SportsAugust 16, 2016

New Cottonwood Middle School head football coach Brandon Figy has taken on 33 Lobos who have responded well to him early. “That...

Zepedas wrestle to top 3 finishes in debut

Verde Valley SportsAugust 9, 2016

When the call came for Cisco Zepeda’s three children to wrestle July 23 at Weekend Wars, they were ready. “When you get...

Cooper’s tennis group reaches 25

Verde Valley SportsAugust 9, 2016

Playing and teaching on the tennis courts of Butler Park in a white hat, white shorts, black sunglasses and a white beard, Jeff Cooper...

Clippers handle Pikes in last meet

Verde Valley SportsAugust 9, 2016

Although five of their top swimmers from the Verde Valley Invitational were absent Saturday, July 30, the Cottonwood Clippers easily handled the 11 swimmers...